He was acquitted of all charges by the senate
So that countries would stop trying to take over the world.
The Southern Democrats refused to nominate Stephen Douglas because he would not change his stand on popular sovereignty.
She did not take kindly to peasants, under her rule numerous peasants were forced into becoming serfs, which was the the majority of the Russian population. The mistreatment and belittlement of the majority of the Russian population led to a rebellion (Cossack Rebellion of 1773-1775)